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FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A trash fire broke out in the empty Central Utilities Facility building on the Fairfield University campus on Sunday morning, drawing 10 fire units from town to tackle the smoky blaze.

At 8:48 a.m., the Fairfield Fire Department received a report of an automatic fire alarm from the CUF building, said Assistant Chief Roger Caisse.

On-duty Fairfield University maintenance personnel began to fight the fire in the building, which is not normally occupied by staff or students, Caisse said.

When fire units arrived scene, they found smoke coming from the roof in addition to a fire inside the structure, Caisse said.

Firefighters put out attack lines, and the ladder truck was set up for roof access, he said.